Joachim Lutz Elected for a Second Term of Office as Dean of the University of Mannheim Business School

This text was translated from German by AI / DeepL Pro

Since taking office in 2020, Joachim Lutz has guided the school through a period of far-reaching changes and played a key role in shaping its strategic development. Highlights of his term of office to date include the expansion of the academic offerings, the strengthening of the school’s international standing, and the deepening of ties with the business community.
“Over the past six years, Joachim Lutz has led the Faculty of Business Administration with great dedication, strategic foresight, and a keen sense of the challenges facing a leading international business school,” says Prof. Dr. Thomas Fetzer, President of the University of Mannheim. “I am very pleased that he will continue this successful work, and I wish him every success for his second term of office.”

Lutz looks forward to the coming years with great enthusiasm: “I am very pleased about the trust placed in me and the opportunity to continue driving the development of our school together with my colleagues. We aim to further build on our strengths in research and teaching, increase our international visibility, and at the same time find answers to the major changes facing business and society. Business administration at the University of Mannheim’s Schloss campus offers a unique, interdisciplinary approach and openness in this regard.”

Lutz has served as full-time dean of the Business School since 2020. He looks back on a successful leadership career in the corporate sector, including a stint from 2006 to 2020 as a member of the Executive Board and, most recently, as CEO of the publicly traded company CropEnergies AG. Prior to that, he held executive positions in the finance division of Südzucker AG and at Deutsche Bank AG.